Samantha_Wiesneth@daines.senate.gov, Author at Senator Steve Daines

Daines Talks Forest Management, Forestry Jobs at Senate Hearing

September 29, 2022

U.S. SENATE – At a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources hearing today, U.S. Senator Steve Daines discussed his bipartisan bills that would promote active forest management by reversing the disastrous Cottonwood decision and help protect Montana from catastrophic wildfires by supporting Montana Job Corps Civilian Centers’ mission and ensuring graduates have a pipeline to wildfire and forestry jobs. Click HERE to watch and download “Sustainable forest management creates sustainable rural economies. It also leads to more carbon sequestration, important mitigation strategies that relate to warmer summers and longer fire seasons, healthier watersheds and air, and productive wildlife habitat. Better forest management can also help Montana’s housing shortage—at one time

Daines Honors September Montanan of the Month: CHERYL HESER OF ROSEBUD COUNTY

September 27, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Cheryl Heser of Rosebud County for her passion for education and her dedication to preserving American history as a living history presenter for Montanans across the Treasure State. Through his “Montanan of the Month” initiative, each month Daines will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Month” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: HERE. The following is

Sen. Daines presses Big Tech execs on how social media platforms plan to combat fentanyl, illicit drug sales

September 13, 2022

Source: Fox News FIRST ON FOX – Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., on Tuesday sent a letter to the CEOs of Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, asking what they are doing to combat sales of fentanyl and other illicit drugs on their platforms. Parents across the country have lost or come close to losing their children due to fentanyl poisoning as the deadly synthetic opioid appears more frequently in pills disguised as Xanax, Adderall and other medications that are available to teenagers via social media. “We write to you today regarding reports that the use of your social media platforms has been linked to the

Montana Senator’s workplace environment fosters future leaders

September 13, 2022

Source: KTVQ HELENA — Last week, U.S. Sen. Steve Daines’ office was awarded best workplace environment in U.S. Congress by a D.C. based non profit, non partisan organization. The Congressional Management Foundation recognized Daines’ office in its Democracy awards, which acknowledge non-legislative achievement and performance in congressional offices. Offices self nominate and each category selects a Democratic and Republican office. Congressional Management Foundation President and CEO Brad Fitch said Capitol Hill doesn’t always encourage an atmosphere of professional development. The foundation values offices like Daines’ where staff are encouraged to participate in internal and external development courses, he said. Healthy

Daines, Rosendale talk forest management at Western Caucus roundtable in Bozeman

August 18, 2022

Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle Montana’s Republican U.S. senator said in an interview on Thursday that when it comes to the federal government’s management of national forests, the single biggest problem is the precedent that resulted from the 2015 “Cottonwood decision.” “We’ll be much better off in Montana if we have the loggers back in the forests instead of the lawyers. Right now it’s the lawyers who are dominating forest management,” said Sen. Steve Daines, host of Thursday’s Summer Western Caucus Member Roundtable at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture. The meeting drew at least 15 Republican members of

Daines Honors August Montanan of the Month: Doug Reisig of Missoula County

August 2, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Dr. Doug Reisig of Missoula County as Montanan of the Month for his distinguished career as an educator and for his devotion to Montana students, parents and the community. Through his “Montanan of the Month” initiative, each month Daines will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress. Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Month” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: HERE.

Daines Seeks Answers on Defunct Bozeman Post Office

July 14, 2022

U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Daines today sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy seeking answers on the reported severe delays and interruptions of postal service to Montanans in the Bozeman area. “Hundreds of my constituents have not received any mail in over seven days and cannot reach any full-time USPS employee in the area. Rural and urban Montanans rely upon the USPS for the timely delivery of everything from essential prescriptions, jury summons, bills, and letters that enable rural small businesses to compete on the global stage and keep families connected,” Daines wrote. Daines continued, “I respectfully ask that you rectify the interruption as soon as possible and

Sen. Steve Daines introduces bill to block Biden from adding ‘woke’ requirements to US retirement plans

July 8, 2022

FIRST ON FOX: A senior GOP lawmaker introduced legislation on Friday to block the White House from forcing financial institutions to consider “woke” issues, like climate change, when deciding how to invest the retirement savings of American workers. Sen. Steve Daines, a Montana Republican, told Fox News Digital the legislation was aimed at preventing President Biden from pressuring the nation’s banks to bow to “woke” ideology. “Montanans should not have to pay the price for the whims of wokeness with their hard-earned life savings,” he said. Last year, Biden issued an executive order directing the Secretary of Labor to identify actions that could

Author: Samantha_Wiesneth@daines.senate.gov